Universities in Mexico
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Latest ranking updates related to universities in Mexico

06 Mar, 2024: Scimago Institutions Rankings updated with National Autonomous University of Mexico ranked highest among 51 listed universities in Mexico.
25 Jan, 2024: THE Times Higher Education, UK published most recent results of THE World’s Most International Universities. National Autonomous University of Mexico achieves position 141.
19 Dec, 2023: Urap published most recent results of URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance. Includes 25 universities from Mexico.
05 Dec, 2023: Latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability from British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK. 13 universities from Mexico appear in this ranking.

Rankings of universities in Mexico 2024

#201

La Salle University of Cancún

#202

Universidad de la Comunicacion S.C.

#203

Technological University of Juarez City

#204

La Salle University of Northwest

#205

Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México

#206

The College of Chihuahua

#207

Autonomous University of Noreste

#208

YMCA University

#209

Technological Institute of Colima

#210

Technological University of Cancun

#211

Technological University of La Riviera Maya

#212

Technological University of Tlaxcala

#213

La Salle University of Chihuahua

#214

Pedagogical University of Durango

#215

University of Xalapas

#216

Kino University

#217

Technological University of Tula-Tepeji

#218

Loyola del Pacífico University

#219

Sierra University

#220

Valle de Puebla University

#221

Technological University of San Luis Potosi

#222

Technological University of Tabasco

#223

Del Pedregal University

#224

La Salle Pachuca University

#225

Pedro de Gante University

#226

Campeche Institute of Technology

#227

Technological Institute of Nuevo Leon

#228

Polytechnic University of Santa Rosa Jáuregui

#229

Technological University of Nayarit

#230

Emiliano Zapata Technological University of the State of Morelos

#231

University of Morelia

#232

Franco-Mexican University

#233

Inter-American University of the North and Sierra Madre Tech

#234

La Salle Morelia University

#235

Istmo University

#236

Technological Institute of Culiacan

#237

Jiquilpan Institute of Technology

#238

Technological Institute of Nogales

#239

Zacatecas Institute of Technology

#240

University of Tepeyac

#241

Mesoamerican University of San Agustín

#242

Mesoamerican University of San Agustín

#243

Polytechnic University of Baja California

#244

Technological University of Jalisco

#245

Technological University of Tehuacan

#246

Regional University of the North

#247

Polytechnic University of San Luis Potosí

#248

Technological Institute of Ciudad Guzmán

#249

Technological Institute of Cuautla

#250

Technological Institute of Mazatlán

Highest subject rankings of universities in Mexico

Entrepreneurship The Princeton Review: Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship

#6

Monterrey Institute of Technology

Anthropology QS World University Rankings By Subject

#17

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Law QS World University Rankings By Subject

#26

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Geology QS World University Rankings By Subject

#51

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Education QS World University Rankings By Subject

#51

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Agriculture URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field

#89

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Linguistics QS World University Rankings By Subject

#92

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mathematics QS World University Rankings By Subject

#96

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Environmental Engineering URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field

#122

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Medicine QS World University Rankings By Subject

#126

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico Key Facts for International Students

179 out of 519 Universities in Mexico Ranked in at least one ranking

32 Different Rankings list Universities in Mexico (25 institution and 7 subject rankings)

20 Global Rankings rank Universities in Mexico Among TOP 200

Time: GMT -5 — GTM -7

Telephone country code: +52

Religion:
Catholicism 83%
Protestantism 10%
Other religions: Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventist 7%

Largest cities in Mexico:
1. Mexico City: 12,300,000
2. Iztapalapa: 1,800,000
3. Ecatepec de Morelos: 1,800,000
4. Guadalajara: 1,600,000
5. Puebla City: 1,600,000

Largest international airport in Mexico:

Benito JuÃ¡rez International Airport (MEX): 41.710.254 Passengers/Year; 2 Terminals; 6 km. from Mexico City city center

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Ranking publishers

4icu

Published:: 11 August, 2022

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América Economía

Published:: 01 April, 2020

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Published:: 02 August, 2021

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British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK

Published:: 27 June, 2023
Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:: Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%

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Published:: 23 September, 2021
Criteria used in ranking -QS Employability Rankings:: Employer reputation 30% Alumni outcomes 25% Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25% Employer/Student Connections 10% Graduate employment rate 10%

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Published:

24 June, 2020

Criteria used in ranking -QS 50 under 50:

Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.

Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%

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Published:: 13 September, 2023
Criteria used in ranking -QS University Rankings: Latin America & The Caribbean:: Academic Reputation 30% Employer Reputation 20% Faculty to Student Ratio 10% Staff with PhD 10% International research network 10% Citations per Paper 10%

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Published:: 05 December, 2023

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CWUR Center for World University Rankings

Published:

25 April, 2022

Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:

Research Performance: 40%

Research Output: 10%
High-Quality Publications: 10%
Influence: 10%
Citations: 10%

Quality of Education: 25%

Alumni Employment: 25%

Quality of Faculty: 10%

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Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands

Published:: 22 June, 2022
Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:: Scientific Impact Number of Publications Collaboration Open Access Gender Diversity

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NTU ranking

Published:

11 July, 2023

Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:

Research Productivity: 25%

# Articles last 11 years: 10%
# Articles current year: 15%

Research Impact: 35%

# Citations last 11 years: 15%
# Citations last 2 years: 10%
Average # citations last 11 years: 10%

Research Excellence: 40%

H-index last 2 years: 10%
# Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
# Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%

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Nature Index

Published:: 15 June, 2023
Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:: Article count (AC) Fractional count (FC) Weighted fractional count (WFC)

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RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)

Published:

25 May, 2023

Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:

Teaching: 40%

Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
World Teaching Reputation: 8%

Research: 40%

Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
World Research Reputation: 8%

International Diversity: 10%

International Faculty: 2%
International Students: 2%
International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
International Level: 2%

Financial Sustainability: 10%

Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
Institutional Income per Student: 2%
Papers per Research Income: 2%
Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%

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Published:: 25 May, 2023
Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:: Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20% Citation per papers 20% Papers per academic and research staff 20% International research reputation 20% Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%

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Published:: 25 May, 2023
Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:: Teaching Reputation 50% Research Reputation 50%

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Sapiens Research

Published:: 24 May, 2022
Criteria used in ranking -U-Sapiens Ranking Columbia:: Indexed journals 33.33% Postgraduate courses 33.33% Research groups 33.33%

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Scimago Institutions

Published:: 06 March, 2024
Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:: Research 50% Innovation 30%
Societal 20%

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ShanghaiRanking Consultancy

Published:

15 August, 2023

Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:

Quality of Education 10%

Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%

Quality of Faculty 40%

Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
Highly Cited Researchers 20%

Research Output 40%

Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%

Per Capita Performance 10%

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StuDocu

Published:: 06 September, 2021

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THE Times Higher Education, UK

Published:

27 September, 2023

Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:

30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)

Reputation survey: 15%
Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
Institutional income: 2.25%

30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)

Reputation survey: 18%
Research income: 6%
Research productivity: 6%

30% Citations (Research Influence)

7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)

Proportion of international students: 2.5%
Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
International collaboration: 2.5%

2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"

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Published:: 23 November, 2022
Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:: Employability (survey) 100%

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Published:: 04 July, 2023
Criteria used in ranking -THE Latin America Rankings:: Teaching (the learning environment) 36% Research (volume, income and reputation) 34% Citations (research influence) 20% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%

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Published:: 19 October, 2021
Criteria used in ranking -THE Emerging Economies University Ranking - Times Higher Education:: Teaching 30% Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 20% International outlook (staff, students, research) 10% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 10%

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Published:: 25 January, 2024
Criteria used in ranking -THE World’s Most International Universities:: Proportion of international students 25% Proportion of international staff 25% Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25% University’s international reputation 25%

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Published:: 03 July, 2023
Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:: Teaching 30% Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 30% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%

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Published:: 01 June, 2023

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Published:: 11 May, 2022

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U-Ranking

Published:: 22 June, 2022
Criteria used in ranking -U-Ranking of Spanish Universities:: Teaching Research Innovation and Technological Development

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Urap

Published:: 19 December, 2023

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Us News

Published:: 24 October, 2022

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Webometrics

Published:: 31 July, 2023
Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:: Visibility 50% Excellence 35% Transparency 10% Presence 5%

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